If You Could Own Only One Gun ?

Re If You could Only own One Gun

Hi Everyone
I see that many of you chose a 3 or 4 inch .357 from S&W and a few from Ruger. I was thinking along the lines of a 3-4 inch .357 also. The versatility of being able to load it with .38, .38+ P, and the .357 is a big plus. I chose a revolver do to its ability to generally be able to shoot various brands of ammo with a high degree of reliability. I love my Glock but if it has to be one it will be a wheel gun. Are there any revolvers in .357 that have the capability to shoot .22 LR with a conversion cylinder like some of the NAA Mini revolvers do? I think that there is such a conversion kit for the 1911 type .45 but I am not sure. I thank you for your replys.
Steve :D
 
"Are there any revolvers in .357 that have the capability to shoot .22 LR with a conversion cylinder like some of the NAA Mini revolvers do?"

Not that I've heard of. Maybe there's a Dan Wesson convertible that'll do it, but that would be the only possibility. Since the bores are completely different and it is a big hassle to change barrels on your typical revolver, this sort of thing just doesn't happen. The pat answer is that if you want a .22 lr revolver, get a .22 lr revolver.

Not all is lost. If you choose to reload, you can load light .38 spl loads that are very mild, accurate and quite inexpensive. With that in mind, the need for a .22 lr conversion for cheap, low recoil training becomes a non-issue.
 
I would buy a Ruger SP101 3" (.357). Small enough frame for CC, but stout enough for lots of full house .357 ammo. I like the SP101 gun and I would not feel bad having this as my only revolver.
 
Hmmm... Seems like I just started a poll for a question like this...oh, well.

Given the criteria, my preference for the odd, I'll go with the S&W 500 Mag with a 4" barrel, and Hornady 350gr XTP-HP

If we're only allowed one gun, might as well make it a big one :D
 
Id get the 4" 500, because you never know when your going to be taking out light armor during a shtf scenerio, while hunting elk at 200 meters, and skulking around a residential forest in search of that last scrap of food left after the martians invaded the subdivision you reside in.

Seriously though, if you got one of those new sw 460 thingies, you could shoot .45lc, 454 casull, and sw's 460 loads though it, the only drawback would be the long barrel that is used for the gain twist rifling
 
A picture is worth a 1000 words

S&W 14 in the front but i would have to keep the 15 in the back
 
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All these guys packing 5 lbs of steel with 8" barrels as a carry gun make me laugh. And shooting expensive custom ammo since it is your only range gun too? .357 snub is not a bad idea. It's pretty versatile. I would go with a .44 special shortie. It gives you just a little more versatility.
 
this would be a tough decision :mad:
I have three that would fit the bill.

A stainless Security six in 2 3/4" .357
A 4" model 28 Smith .357
Or My 4" 45colt Mountain gun in stainless.

What a damn toss up.....

I'll say the N framed Mountain gun.
 
I shot myself in the head with a .50 Desert Eagle once. Fortunately, it was with the empty case and not the bullet. Right in the forehead. Still drew blood and wounded my "machismo" with my shooting buddies. I'm not going to buy one.
 
It would have to be a 6-inch Model 57 Smith as long as the ammunition availability issue is not relevant. Otherwise, it would be a Model 29.
 
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